REGULAR MEETING OF THE ALCESTER CITY COUNCIL
June 4, 2007

The Alcester city council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 4, 2007 in the council room. Mayor Bill Koenig opened the meeting at 7:00 PM with the following council members present, Tom Kribell, Brian Berg, Pete Larsen, Curt Anderson, Jesse Duncan and Jim Quick. Also present during the meeting were Mike Kezar, Vern Johnson, Jenna Hughes, Curtis Nielsen, Kristen Johannsen, Kara Hongslo, Charles Haugland and Jaimey Schempp.
The minutes of the meeting of May 7, 2007 were approved on a motion by Quick and seconded by Larsen. All voted aye.
The following warrants were approved for payment on a motion by Berg and seconded by Anderson. All voted aye. Salaries, Council, $140.00, Finance Office, $2,614.40, Police, $7,234.18, Library, $943.12, Park, $220.80, Auditorium, $105.71, Sewer, $4,154.52, Solid Waste, $284.40, Street, $2,227.20. South Lincoln Rural Water, water purchase, $3,626.45, Rural Development, 1987 bond, $551.00, Rural Development, 2002 bond, $2,060.91, Dee Cole, books, postage, $201.00, Dee Cole, mileage, $25.36, Mid American Energy, utilities, $2,693.23, Southeastern Electric, utilities, $88.19, Post Office, postage, $145.00, Brookings Electric, water deposit refund, $75.00, Jared Zemanek, water deposit refund, $75.00, Matt Jurgensen, water deposit refund, $75.00, Verizon Wireless, phone service, $89.94, Sprint, phone service, $27.56, Alliance Communications, phone service, $233.68, Governmental Finance Officer Ass’n, school registration, $75.00, State Bank of Alcester, social security, medicare, withholding depository, $1,825.42, Prairie Wave, internet, $37.05, State Bank of Alcester, social security, medicare, withholding depository, $2,046.91, South Dakota Retirement System, contributions, $2,300.18, Alcester Union, publications, $167.66, SD Dept. of revenue, beer license, $75.00, Alcester-Hudson Schools, time clocks & supplies, $80.00, SD Public Assurance Alliance, city insurance, $723.00, Glenn’s Copier, desks, supplies, $1,501.32, Care Rite Carpet, clean carpet, $40.00, Bomgaar’s, supplies, $116.28, Gubbrud, Haugland & Gillespie Law Firm, pro fees, $266.43, VISA, lodging, supplies, $332.90, Traf-O-Teria Systems, parking ticket forms, $178.25, Cenex Credit Card, gas, $781.52, Town & Country, vehicle maint, $354.59, Alcester Fire Dept, allowance, $1,292.00, Pete’s Produce, supplies, $164.53, SD Federal Property, backhoe, supplies, $25,532.00, Dean Kellen, haul backhoe mileage, $495.00, SD Dept. of DENR, drinking water fees, $340.00, City of Alcester, water deposit, $75.00, USA Blue Book, supplies, $104.04, Homandberg Electric, maint, $91.19, D & R Electric, maint, $76.50, Malloy Electric Bearing, maint, $777.59, Hawkins, Inc, chemicals, pool, sewer, $2,655.29, Tetra Tech, lab fees, $1,025.25, Pearson Dirt Const., cleanup at rubble site, $481.95, L.P. Gill Landfill, landfill sue, $1,810.55, Loren Fischer Disposal, roll-offs, $940.00, Dakota Supply Group, supplies, $175.59, Sioux Valley Environmental, pool supplies, $747.28, Diamond Vogel, paint, $300.11, Petty Cash, replenish fund, $39.00, MC & R Pools, supplies, $61.01, Camille Gregory, candy for pool, $36.00, Total Stop Food, supplies, $289.91, Pedersen Machine, vehicle maint, mower, $152.93, Bruce Halverson, mowing, $100.00, Dust Tex, maint, $49.74, Pepsi, pop, $50.35, Kruse Building Center, supplies, $9.90, D & D Pest Control, maint, $64.20, State Bank of Alcester, social security, Medicare, withholding depository, $511.60.
The council discussed several items with the pool lifeguards. The council then discussed the need for a security system at the pool and in the park. A motion by Larsen and seconded by Quick to authorize an expenditure of up to $700 for a security video system for the park and pool area. All voted aye.
A motion by Larsen and seconded by Anderson to hire Kelsey Johannsen as a lifeguard at $7.00 an hour. All voted aye.
A motion by Larsen and seconded by Berg to approve the following beer and liquor licenses: Total Stop Food, beer license for 2007-2008; Fire Dept., beer license and liquor license extension for a dance at the Community Building for June 29 & 30, 2007. All voted aye.
A motion by Anderson and seconded by Quick to declare the 1979 Ford backhoe as surplus property. All voted aye.
A motion by Larsen and seconded by Kribell to declare the scale at the sewer plant that was used to weigh chlorine gas containers as surplus property. All voted aye.
The council discussed the pork plant, cutting down trees, police cars, 4-H parade, and the industrial park. The council would like to meet with the Industrial Park Board on June 16.
A motion by Larsen and seconded by Berg to go into executive session at 9:12 to discuss personnel. All voted aye. The mayor declared the council out of executive session at 9:35.
A motion to adjourn was made at 9:36 by Larsen and seconded by Anderson. All voted aye.
William J. Koenig, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael Kezar, Finance Officer
Publish June 14, 2007

MEETING OF THE ALCESTER CITY COUNCIL
June 18, 2007

The Alcester city council met on Monday, June 18, 2007 in the council room in the Alcester Community Building. Mayor Bill Koenig opened the meeting at 7:00 PM with the following council members present; Curt Anderson, Jim Quick, Brian Berg and Jesse Duncan. Absent were Tom Kribell and Pete Larsen. Also present during the meeting were Mike Kezar, Charles Haugland, Jim Morey and members of the Alcester Industrial Park board, Gary McKellips, Jaimey Schempp and Todd Nelson.
The city council and the Industrial Park board discussed the future of park and shared ideas of how to develop the park. Discussion also was held on residential lots and new housing in Alcester.
In other matters, the council received an offer from Gloria Thompson to donate the funds for the park & pool security system in memory of Doug Thompson. The council gratefully accepted this offer.
Also discussed was a vendor selling in the city park during the class reunion and the council not allowing this request, snow removal and the city police department taking possession of abandoned property for their use after following the laws for notification.
A motion to adjourn was made at 9:12 by Anderson and seconded by Berg. All voted aye.
William Koenig, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael Kezar, Finance Officer
Publish June 28, 2007